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obama. what did she tell you about what it's like for her out there on the campaign trail? >> reporter: you know, i asked her about ann romney's claim when ann romney pressed back about her own husband's critics and ann romney said campaigning is hard. i said does she share that sentiment. here was mrs. obama's response. >> ann romney recently said about the critics of her husband -- to her husband's critics that running for president is hard. do you sympathize with that? >> you know, the campaign experience is unique for everyone. everyone comes to this and experiences it differently. for me i really enjoy campaigning. i think barack and i we both get energy from it because when you live in washington, sometimes you get isolated from the rest of the country. and this is a time when we get out and we can remember just how decent people are. i come across people i don't care what political party they come from, they are hopeful. they're happy to see you. they're willing to listen. and it's go
obama. what did she tell you about what it's like for her out there on the campaign trail? >> reporter: you know, i asked her about ann romney's claim when ann romney pressed back about her own husband's critics and ann romney said campaigning is hard. i said does she share that sentiment. here was mrs. obama's response. >> ann romney recently said about the critics of her husband -- to her husband's critics that running for president is hard. do you sympathize with that? >>...
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and i very much enjoy working for president obama. and it's, again, this isn't about politics but a commander in chief who i have the opportunity to engage with on a routine basis. and watching him and the decisions he makes along with his national security team. they're a very impressive group of guys and gals and so as an operational commander, i feel comfortable that when we present our best military advice to the president and his team, they take it very seriously. they consult routinely with senior leadership of the military. and they do the best they can to make the right decisions. so yeah, that's my personal opinion. but i'm very impressed with the president and his national security team. >> i've heard that from others, as well. [ applause ] the fact that he never served in the military and mitt romney never served in the military, is that at all a factor that the american people should consider at all? >> well, i know from the uniform military standpoint, we serve the president and the commander in chief. irrespective of whe
and i very much enjoy working for president obama. and it's, again, this isn't about politics but a commander in chief who i have the opportunity to engage with on a routine basis. and watching him and the decisions he makes along with his national security team. they're a very impressive group of guys and gals and so as an operational commander, i feel comfortable that when we present our best military advice to the president and his team, they take it very seriously. they consult routinely...
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and that's president obama. he took $716 billion from that program to create obama care. that affects current seniors. and his campaign calls this an achievement. you think raiding medicare to pay for obama care is an achievement? why don't we get rid of obama care altogether? that would be an achievement. that's right. no tell prompters. everybody says that. everywhere i go. it's a recurring theme. here's the story. we can get back to work. we can get back to jobs. we have to have the right leadership and the right policies. that's what this is all about. mitt romney is offered very clear solutions to get people back to work. it's the rney plan for a stronger middle class. the goal is more jobs, more take home pay. and the goal is to get 12 million jobs created in this country that amounts to about 345,000 jobs right here in virginia. [ cheers and applause ] grow the economy. now there's one thing we're going to have to deal with to make sure we protect jobs in virginia and around america. and that is these devastating defense cuts that president obama is promising. that
and that's president obama. he took $716 billion from that program to create obama care. that affects current seniors. and his campaign calls this an achievement. you think raiding medicare to pay for obama care is an achievement? why don't we get rid of obama care altogether? that would be an achievement. that's right. no tell prompters. everybody says that. everywhere i go. it's a recurring theme. here's the story. we can get back to work. we can get back to jobs. we have to have the right...
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obama campaign. among white voters nationally, the president gets 41%. governor romney gets 56%. governor romney's beating him by a big number, how is that good for president obama? given the president's support among african-americans, latinos and other voters, governor romney needs to keep the president to 37%, no more than 38% of the white vote. if the president's cracking 47% of the white vote, that's a formula for an obama victory. and where are the key big battleground states? there are several in the midwest. ohio, iowa, wisconsin. look at the race in the midwest. obama, 52%, romney, 43%. the president is winning that part of the country. out west in denver, colorado, nevada, among the battlegrounds out here in the west. ten-point lead in the west for the president. 54% to 44%. the white vote and if you look regionally, there are things that give the president's team some optimism. >> if you're the romney campaign looking at these new poll numbers, what should give the romney folks some optimi
obama campaign. among white voters nationally, the president gets 41%. governor romney gets 56%. governor romney's beating him by a big number, how is that good for president obama? given the president's support among african-americans, latinos and other voters, governor romney needs to keep the president to 37%, no more than 38% of the white vote. if the president's cracking 47% of the white vote, that's a formula for an obama victory. and where are the key big battleground states? there are...
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press protecting obama. pete in georgia says, don't you know? i'm sure it was all bush's fault. if you want to read more on this, go to the blog. cnn.com/caffertyfile or to our post on the situation room's facebook page. wolf? >> i'm also hearing from some of my sources about how the president feels about his debate performance last night. details of that coming up in our next hour. are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his phone. [ candidate ] and thanks to every young face i see out there. [ woman ] his phone is one of his biggest supporters. [ female announcer ] with cisco at the center... working together has never worked so well. his morning starts with arthritis pain. and two pills. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pills. triple checking hydraulics. the evening brings more pain. so, back to more pills. almost done, when... hang on
press protecting obama. pete in georgia says, don't you know? i'm sure it was all bush's fault. if you want to read more on this, go to the blog. cnn.com/caffertyfile or to our post on the situation room's facebook page. wolf? >> i'm also hearing from some of my sources about how the president feels about his debate performance last night. details of that coming up in our next hour. are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the...
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the only way to i void it is for president obama and congress to make a deal, cutting spending and raising revenue. adding to the sense of urgency. news that 350,000 people simply gave up looking for work in the month of november. and while that drove the unemployment rate down to 7.7%, the fiscal cuts and tax hikes are expected to dramatically slow job creation and increase unemployment possibly plunging the economy back into a recession. let's go to dana joining us from capitol hill. the latest negotiations don't seem to be going anywhere. >> they sure don't. the house speaker ended the week by calling it a wasted week. he only had one phone call with the president of the united states and he said it was just, "more of the same." now counter offer to what the republicans put out during the week which was $800 billion in new tax revenue. so there's certainly a lot of frustration. particularly right now on the side of republicans who understand that democrats have the leverage right now. but on friday, the speaker did do something that seemed to indicate a little bit of day light. and that
the only way to i void it is for president obama and congress to make a deal, cutting spending and raising revenue. adding to the sense of urgency. news that 350,000 people simply gave up looking for work in the month of november. and while that drove the unemployment rate down to 7.7%, the fiscal cuts and tax hikes are expected to dramatically slow job creation and increase unemployment possibly plunging the economy back into a recession. let's go to dana joining us from capitol hill. the...
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obama and i approve... this message. anncr: he keeps saying it... mitt romney: this president cannot tell us that you're... better off today than when he took office. anncr: well... here's where we were in 2008... tv anncr: the worst financial collapse... since the great depression... tv anncr: american workers were laid off in numbers not seen... in over three decades. anncr: and here's where we are today... thirty months of private sector job growth. creating 4.6 million new jobs. we're not there yet. but the real question is: whose plan is better for you? the president's plan asks millionaires... to pay a little more... to help invest in a strong middle class. clean energy. and cut the deficit. mitt romney's plan? a new 250,000 dollar tax break for... multi-millionaires. roll back regulations on the banks that cratered the economy. and raise taxes on the middle class. president clinton: they want to go back to the same old... policies that got us in trouble in the first place. president obama: we're not
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so there you have obama up. don't forget, the president has road to an electoral college victory without the state of ohio, but it is very difficult if not impossible for mitt romney to get there. because if he loses ohio, he has to run the table on a lot of states right now he's not ahead in. >> no republican has won the white house without ohio. >> that's right. >> so with 13 days to go according to this "time" magazine poll obama's up by five in ohio. three percentage point margin of error. >> good news for the white house. >> yep. >>> an october surprise, not quite. but donald trump is proposing a $5 million deal to president obama. you want the details? we'll share them with you when we come back. you've been busy for a dead man. after you jumped ship in bangkok, i thought i'd lost you. >>> surfing is my life now. but who's going to .... >>> tell the world that priceline has even faster, easier ways to save you money. . . on hotels, flights & cars? you still have it. >>> i'll always have it. so this is it?
so there you have obama up. don't forget, the president has road to an electoral college victory without the state of ohio, but it is very difficult if not impossible for mitt romney to get there. because if he loses ohio, he has to run the table on a lot of states right now he's not ahead in. >> no republican has won the white house without ohio. >> that's right. >> so with 13 days to go according to this "time" magazine poll obama's up by five in ohio. three...
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that's been president obama. governor romney hasn't. >> reporter: during the primaries romney demonstrated he can stumble. as he did trying to bet rick perry big money at one debate. >> rick, i'll tell you what, $10,000? $10,000 bet? >> reporter: but romney is no debate lightweight here taking down newt gingrich's idea for a moon colony in florida. >> if i had a business executive come to me and say they wanted to spend a few hundred billion dollars to put a colony on the moon, i'd say you're fired. >> reporter: while romney stays behind closed doors, he's fine tuning his message softening his position on immigration. allowing the children of undocumented workers to stay in the country until immigration reform is passed. he's also out with a tough new ad linking president obama to former house speaker nancy pelosi. >> who will raise taxes on the middle class? barack obama and the liberals already have. >> reporter: fresh ammunition for tomorrow night's debate at an event earlier today in charlotte, north carolina
that's been president obama. governor romney hasn't. >> reporter: during the primaries romney demonstrated he can stumble. as he did trying to bet rick perry big money at one debate. >> rick, i'll tell you what, $10,000? $10,000 bet? >> reporter: but romney is no debate lightweight here taking down newt gingrich's idea for a moon colony in florida. >> if i had a business executive come to me and say they wanted to spend a few hundred billion dollars to put a colony on...
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now obama care is here to stay. sure a single illness won't wipe out your life savings, but at what cost? a lower one. and now you'll have to wait for hours in line for medical care instead of immediately not getting any. >> but this five-minute segment from last night's fox news election coverage taken at the precise moment that their own in-house election return research squad announced that ohio and thus the presidency would be awarded to barack obama, i believe this piece of footage will unlike us live forever. >> do you believe that ohio has been settled? >> no, i don't. look, if we are calling this on the basis of 74% of the vote being in and when 77% is in secretary of state website i got the director of the ohio campaign for romney on the other end of the line refreshing the page every few seconds. >> go on. >> it's going to be a republican victory. this is a historic republican county. their target is 64. they're at 59 with basically the early vote counted. it's going to continue to edge up. big swatches of
now obama care is here to stay. sure a single illness won't wipe out your life savings, but at what cost? a lower one. and now you'll have to wait for hours in line for medical care instead of immediately not getting any. >> but this five-minute segment from last night's fox news election coverage taken at the precise moment that their own in-house election return research squad announced that ohio and thus the presidency would be awarded to barack obama, i believe this piece of footage...
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president obama at 50%, mitt romney at 48%. that effectively is a dead heat given the poll's 3.5-point sampling error. cnn's national correspondent john king is in denver for us right now. john, you're taking a closer look at this poll. what else are you finding? >> reporter: wolf, because of that dead heat you can feel the intensity as both campaigns try to gin upturnout including in the early voting period which ends tomorrow here in colorado. both candidates doing well where they need to, you might say a slight edge for the president. i'll show you what i mean. in denver and bolder, the two biggest urban areas in the state of colorado, more democratic voters. 63% for the president, 34% for governor romney in the urban areas of denver and bolder. that's what the president needs to keep for turnout on election day. suburbs a smaller but significant advantage for the president in the denver suburbs. 53% to 45% for governor romney. if you look at the more rural, conservative, the rest of colorado, that's why governor romney's in
president obama at 50%, mitt romney at 48%. that effectively is a dead heat given the poll's 3.5-point sampling error. cnn's national correspondent john king is in denver for us right now. john, you're taking a closer look at this poll. what else are you finding? >> reporter: wolf, because of that dead heat you can feel the intensity as both campaigns try to gin upturnout including in the early voting period which ends tomorrow here in colorado. both candidates doing well where they need...
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bush and barack obama. the pugh survey finds democrats and republicans are most divided on the social safety net for the poor with a stunning 41-point gap between the two parties. other issues with big divisions include the environment, labor unions and government scope and performance. the deepening polarization is something we see among voters and of course, among our so-called leaders in wash wingt. the government is polarized and unable to address the people's business that desperately needs doing. perhaps the most serious consequence of partisanship is the skyrocketing national debt now closing in on $16 trillion. we'll never pay it off. the congressional budget office says unless congress does something about fed spending and/or taxes, it will double and it will reach twice the size of the entire u.s. economy by 2037. we are committing economic suicide, but don't expect washington to do anything about it because, you see, there's an election in november. here's the question. what can be done about the
bush and barack obama. the pugh survey finds democrats and republicans are most divided on the social safety net for the poor with a stunning 41-point gap between the two parties. other issues with big divisions include the environment, labor unions and government scope and performance. the deepening polarization is something we see among voters and of course, among our so-called leaders in wash wingt. the government is polarized and unable to address the people's business that desperately...
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obama. now, i'm told by some democrats, maybe the president will do that at the convention in his convention speech. maybe a little bit sooner. other democrats say why do we have to do it? he's already outlined his plan. he's already given his budgets to congress. i would presume that mitt romney would come up with some set of specific proposals some time this summer, wolf. this is a debate they have to engage on. >> i listen closely to the president's speech today. >> right. >> in cleveland, romney's speech in cincinnati. this line jumped out at me from the president's speech when he was talking about the attack ads against him. >> the other side will spend over a billion dollars on ads that tell you the economy is bad. that it's all my fault. that's what the scary voice in their heads will say. that's what mr. romney will say. >> all right. does he have a point there? >> yeah. there are going to be scary voices in the ads. he has a point there will be lots of negative ads about him saying
obama. now, i'm told by some democrats, maybe the president will do that at the convention in his convention speech. maybe a little bit sooner. other democrats say why do we have to do it? he's already outlined his plan. he's already given his budgets to congress. i would presume that mitt romney would come up with some set of specific proposals some time this summer, wolf. this is a debate they have to engage on. >> i listen closely to the president's speech today. >> right....
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that's an obama quote. more recently the president has said he wants people to feel like they're getting a fair shot. in a december interview with "60 minutes" president obama talked about inequality and people like teachers and small business owners who are working hard but feel like they're just treading water. in response to the 1998 comments you just heard here, the obama campaign says mr. obama was making an argument for more efficient and effective government. they say the president believes there are "steps we can take to promote opportunity." here's the question, is the redistribution of wealth president obama's answer to america's problems? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile, post a comment on the blog. or go to our post on "the situation room" facebook page. wolf. >>> all right, jack. get ready for a ton, ton of e-mail coming in, reaction. thank you. meanwhile, new developments today in a major scandal involving the obama justice department. one high level official has now resigned and another has abruptl
that's an obama quote. more recently the president has said he wants people to feel like they're getting a fair shot. in a december interview with "60 minutes" president obama talked about inequality and people like teachers and small business owners who are working hard but feel like they're just treading water. in response to the 1998 comments you just heard here, the obama campaign says mr. obama was making an argument for more efficient and effective government. they say the...
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people are either voting for or against obama. i don't know anyone who is actually voting for romney. john in connecticut rights the pick is very important. i consider is the first presidential decision the candidate makes. that was the problem with john mccain last time. he wanted a game-changer instead of a qualified person who could fill the office if needed. larry in kansas writes, mitt romney does not have reality in his dna. he constantly refuses to tell the american people what he really thinks. he needs a game-changer. arrogant, outspoken, say what you mean chris christie. he would ignite the ticket like the fourth of july. from louisiana, it the marys a lot. >> shades of sarah palin. i hope romney chooses our governor bobby jindal. he's never here anyway. he demotes any members of the legislature who question his lame brain policies. does anyone in the media do in-depth vetting of these people anymore? to hear the media, he's a rock star. well, he's not. paul in ontario writes i don't think romney's choice matters much at
people are either voting for or against obama. i don't know anyone who is actually voting for romney. john in connecticut rights the pick is very important. i consider is the first presidential decision the candidate makes. that was the problem with john mccain last time. he wanted a game-changer instead of a qualified person who could fill the office if needed. larry in kansas writes, mitt romney does not have reality in his dna. he constantly refuses to tell the american people what he really...
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the obama administration has concerns about the human rights situation in cambodia today. it doesn't rise to the level of past atrocities, but when president obama met with the prime minister of this country here, he pressed him to hold free and fair elections and to release political bodiacambodia say the situation is being exaggerated, the president warned lack of reforms would be an impediment to a deeper relationship with the u.s. dan lothian, cnn, phnom penh. >>> new details of the fbi probe of general david petraeus. was his lover given classified information? n more. i earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. 2% on groceries. 3% on gas. automatically. no hoops to jump through. that's 1% back on... [ toy robot sounds ] 2% on pumpkin pie. and apple. 3% back on 4 trips to the airport. it's as easy as... -[ man ] 1... -[ woman ] 2... [ woman ] 3. [ male announcer ] the bankamericard cash rewards card. apply online or at a bank of america near you. >> hi. >> you know, i can save you 15% today if you open up a charge card account with us. >> announcer: we all love a good
the obama administration has concerns about the human rights situation in cambodia today. it doesn't rise to the level of past atrocities, but when president obama met with the prime minister of this country here, he pressed him to hold free and fair elections and to release political bodiacambodia say the situation is being exaggerated, the president warned lack of reforms would be an impediment to a deeper relationship with the u.s. dan lothian, cnn, phnom penh. >>> new details of...
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mitt romney's 47% comment fell right into the president obama's hand and president obama may have just returned the favor to a certain degree for romney. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is following this verbal warfare for us. brianna, what's going on here? >> reporter: wolf, last night, president obama and mitt romney were both on "60 minutes" on cbs. and mitt romney is now seizing on some comments that president obama made, saying that he is trivializing the deaths of four americans in libya and the white house is firing back. president obama left the white house monday and touched down in new york city for the u.n. general assembly. his appearance on "60 minutes" the night before grabbing headlines. >> well, i said even at the time that this is going to be a rocky path. >> reporter: cbs news's steve croft asked president obama about the recent turmoil in the middle east. >> there are going to be bumps in the road because in a lot of these places, the one organizing principle has been islam. >> reporter: conservatives including mitt romney are calling the comment insensi
mitt romney's 47% comment fell right into the president obama's hand and president obama may have just returned the favor to a certain degree for romney. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is following this verbal warfare for us. brianna, what's going on here? >> reporter: wolf, last night, president obama and mitt romney were both on "60 minutes" on cbs. and mitt romney is now seizing on some comments that president obama made, saying that he is trivializing the...
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but that's barack obama. he also attacked hillary clinton with vicious lies. >> he continues to spend millions of dollars, perpetuating falsehoods. >> mitt romney has a plan to get america working. barack obama, worst job record since the depression. >> so shame on you, barack obama. >> that's a strong ad right there as well. >> it's hard to believe it was four years ago when we saw the ad the first time around. it is a strong ad. it's going to independent women voters who aren't sure about barack obama. the obama campaign is looking to see if this tyme of ad is going to work. she's probably raising doubts in the minds of some people. she's one of the most popular democratic figures in this administration. it's hard to believe it's going to move a lot of minds. one thing it is doing. one thing inside the poll is the intensity. democrats now are much more intense and enthusiastic about the race. they are starting to believe that barack obama could lose the race. that's something they didn't think a couple of m
but that's barack obama. he also attacked hillary clinton with vicious lies. >> he continues to spend millions of dollars, perpetuating falsehoods. >> mitt romney has a plan to get america working. barack obama, worst job record since the depression. >> so shame on you, barack obama. >> that's a strong ad right there as well. >> it's hard to believe it was four years ago when we saw the ad the first time around. it is a strong ad. it's going to independent women...
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in 2008 they went to president obama. while he holds a two-point lead in a recent poll in that state, he's statistically tied with mitt romney in nevada right now. our national political correspondent jim acosta's on the scene for us with the romney campaign. what's going on on this day after the last debate? >> reporter: well, wolf, you might be able to notice behind me that paul ryan is on stage. he's getting ready to introduce the man at the top of the ticket, mitt romney. the romney campaign believes that the gop nominee achieved his objective at last night's debate by not going after all of the president's lines of attack in that final showdown there in boca raton, florida. wolf, the debates are over. and the real race is now on. >> hello, florida. >> reporter: bang, the final presidential debate was the starting pistol for a two-week sprint to the finish line as president obama fought to hold onto florida, mitt romney tried his luck in nevada. >> and by the way, the math in my plan adds up. >> reporter: on the campa
in 2008 they went to president obama. while he holds a two-point lead in a recent poll in that state, he's statistically tied with mitt romney in nevada right now. our national political correspondent jim acosta's on the scene for us with the romney campaign. what's going on on this day after the last debate? >> reporter: well, wolf, you might be able to notice behind me that paul ryan is on stage. he's getting ready to introduce the man at the top of the ticket, mitt romney. the romney...
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we have president obama has an abysmal record. his policies have failed to make things better for the american people. we have 23 million americans out of work, housing foreclosures up, more adult children moving back home with their parents. this is not the economy that people want. and owe governor romney's policies will be able to turn things around. >> is that a good number for bad number? you always say if you're the incumbent, you want to be above 50. we elect presidents state by state. is the glass half empty, half full? >> there will be some good battleground numbers out of that. let's stay optimistic. i think right now it's probably a good poll. if everything alice just said were true, romney would be way ahead. and he's not. and i think that's for two reasons. number one, i think that people are still giving president obama the benefit of the doubt. because things have gotten better, as he said. but you know, not good enough. and they know hes it's not good enough. and the second thing is, everybody laughs at these, you
we have president obama has an abysmal record. his policies have failed to make things better for the american people. we have 23 million americans out of work, housing foreclosures up, more adult children moving back home with their parents. this is not the economy that people want. and owe governor romney's policies will be able to turn things around. >> is that a good number for bad number? you always say if you're the incumbent, you want to be above 50. we elect presidents state by...
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>>> the obama campaign seizes the moment. and who are the 47% romney calls victims in that leaked tape? we're digging deeper. wolf blitzer's off today, i'm joe johns along with kate balduan. you're in "the situation room." >> the 99% of the national dialogue. now mitt romney has added a new number to the national dialogue, 47%. >> but unlike the populist protest movement, romney's figure is creating a huge backlash. his campaign is scrambling to defend his assessment of obama supporters as dependent victims with an entitlement mind-set. cnn national political correspondent jim acosta is traveling with the republican presidential nominee and has the latest. jim? >> reporter: mitt romney is sweating this news cycle. he's not showing is it. he was smiling on his campaign plane today, looking relaxed with his staff. romney is doing of all things, a couple of fund-raisers today. the same sort of setting where he fired off those controversial remarks that ended up being caught on tape. for mitt romney, it's pressure cooker time. th
>>> the obama campaign seizes the moment. and who are the 47% romney calls victims in that leaked tape? we're digging deeper. wolf blitzer's off today, i'm joe johns along with kate balduan. you're in "the situation room." >> the 99% of the national dialogue. now mitt romney has added a new number to the national dialogue, 47%. >> but unlike the populist protest movement, romney's figure is creating a huge backlash. his campaign is scrambling to defend his...
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president obama proposed $316 billion in additional savings. and you can do hundreds of billions in savings. so absolutely. >> a lot of liberals in your party will vote against it if there's any significant cut in the entitlement spending. >> we know that there are savings that can be found in medicare and medicaid. but what we have to make sure of is that a priority in any deal, you don't balance this first on the backs of the middle class. you have to make sure we have significant spending cuts, balance with an increase in rates. we can do tax reform also, but in order to get the certainly the middle class needs, we have to make sure that revenue is part of the package. >> i want to play a clip of the president from bloomberg tv today suggesting do a modest deal now, punt and do a bigger deal next year. listen. >> we're not going to be able to come up with a comprehensive tax reform package that gets it all done just in the next two weeks. we're not going to be able to come up with necessarily a comprehensive entitlement reform package in the
president obama proposed $316 billion in additional savings. and you can do hundreds of billions in savings. so absolutely. >> a lot of liberals in your party will vote against it if there's any significant cut in the entitlement spending. >> we know that there are savings that can be found in medicare and medicaid. but what we have to make sure of is that a priority in any deal, you don't balance this first on the backs of the middle class. you have to make sure we have significant...
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obama. >> donna, do you think bill clinton would be a good choice? do you think he'd want to do it? and if he didn't, who do you think would be a good second choice? >> well, tony blair has also played a constructive role. i mean, i believe that all hands on deck. i mean, george mitchell, former senator mitchell also has been instrumental in this whole process. we need to bring as many players to the table to get both sides. but i agree we have to get hamas to renounce violence, to recognize israel's existence and to follow the u.n. benchmarks. and that's going to take time for president morsi, egyptian president morsi, to ensure hamas live up to its agreement especially with the cease-fire. >> david, who would you send? >> i don't think it matters. i don't think this is about personalities. this is a structural conflict. and peace will come when -- the kind of peace we're talking about will come when the palestinians make a strategic decision for peace. but what we can look forward to in th
obama. >> donna, do you think bill clinton would be a good choice? do you think he'd want to do it? and if he didn't, who do you think would be a good second choice? >> well, tony blair has also played a constructive role. i mean, i believe that all hands on deck. i mean, george mitchell, former senator mitchell also has been instrumental in this whole process. we need to bring as many players to the table to get both sides. but i agree we have to get hamas to renounce violence, to...
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if barack obama's so confident about this, then let's put obama care on the ballot and make this election a referendum on obama care. >> i'll tell you why it really does matter though, whether it's a tax or penalty. you know why? because if they want to repeal it, you want to repeal obama care, is that correct? >> of course. >> if it's a tax you can repeal it with a simple majority of 51. it's called reconciliation. if it's not a tax, you need 60 to break a filibuster. you know the democrats are going to be able to -- >> i didn't say it didn't matter. what i said was the supreme court has spoken and they've said it's a tax. we want to repeal the obama care tax. we want to save middle class families from european health care. that's what we're going to do. i get it. >> that's my job. you're doing your job. thanks for coming in. >> you bet. happy fourth. >> happy fourth to you as well. and everyone in wisconsin. a state i do love very much. >> of course. >>> up next, we're going to take you to both sides of the front line in syria. and he's charged with killing afghan civilians. now his wif
if barack obama's so confident about this, then let's put obama care on the ballot and make this election a referendum on obama care. >> i'll tell you why it really does matter though, whether it's a tax or penalty. you know why? because if they want to repeal it, you want to repeal obama care, is that correct? >> of course. >> if it's a tax you can repeal it with a simple majority of 51. it's called reconciliation. if it's not a tax, you need 60 to break a filibuster. you...
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i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crowned thy good, with brotherhood... >>> and donna brazile, ana navarro, they're still here with the strategy session. ladies, this is a poll that jumped out at me. it's shocking when you think about it. take a look at this from the puh research center. they asked the question if you believe that president obama is a muslim. and look at this. over the past four years among republicans four years ago 16% said yes, 30% said no. among conservative republicans self-identified, 16% to 34%, independents 11% to 16%, democrats 9% four years ago, 8% now think he's a muslim. donna, what's going on here? why do more americans especially republicans and conservative republicans so dramatically believe that the president of the united states who is a christian as we all know, why do they believe he's a muslim? >> bec
i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crowned thy good, with brotherhood... >>> and donna brazile, ana navarro, they're still here with the strategy session. ladies, this is a poll that jumped out at me. it's shocking when you think about it. take a look at this from the puh research center. they...
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and president obama in a feud with republican senators. >>> with his u.n. ambassador under fire, president obama drew a line in the sand today telling reporters that anyone who doesn't trust susan rice's handling of the benghazi attack should go after him, not her. republican senators are doing just that. here to talk about this dust up is the former u.n. ambassador bill richardson. he served during the clinton administration. governor, ambassador, i don't know what to call you anymore. thanks for coming in. >> nice to be with you, wolf. >> i'm going to play this clip, senator mccain, a man you know quite well, and the president arguing over susan rice. >> we will do whatever's necessary to block the nomination that's within our power as far as susan rice is concern. >> if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence tha
and president obama in a feud with republican senators. >>> with his u.n. ambassador under fire, president obama drew a line in the sand today telling reporters that anyone who doesn't trust susan rice's handling of the benghazi attack should go after him, not her. republican senators are doing just that. here to talk about this dust up is the former u.n. ambassador bill richardson. he served during the clinton administration. governor, ambassador, i don't know what to call you...
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obama's 47%. sampling error 3.5%. that's a statistical tie in north carolina right now. >> wolf, i haven't worked on campaigns. my advice to everybody when it comes to polls is start to tune all of them out. the one thing that's constant you're going to know, this is a close race. battleground states are going to remain close. i think the break will come in late october after the debates when we see how that goes. chances are, undecided break against the incumbent. basically any poll that's going to be within a close margin, close race any given day they're going to fluctuate. >> i'm surprised -- >> north carolina is this close? >> look, wolf, president obama barely carried the state. there's been a lot of demographic changes in the state of north carolina. what i do know is that the obama team has really good ground fwam game. i think the president's message will resonate in north carolina. i think people want to talk about how we move the economy forward in the 21st century. they don't want to go back. next week we'
obama's 47%. sampling error 3.5%. that's a statistical tie in north carolina right now. >> wolf, i haven't worked on campaigns. my advice to everybody when it comes to polls is start to tune all of them out. the one thing that's constant you're going to know, this is a close race. battleground states are going to remain close. i think the break will come in late october after the debates when we see how that goes. chances are, undecided break against the incumbent. basically any poll...
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obama was playing up. former presidential candidate, tim pawlenty, and louisiana governor, bobby jindal, are on their own bus tour shadowing the president. >> his presidency has been a losing hand for ohio and for america. >> we know that we are not better off than we were four years ago. >> reporter: the president says the republicans don't have real solutions and that a full recovery will take time. the president will make a total of six scheduled stops in two key battleground states following a final event in parma, near cleveland, he'll visit pennsylvania on friday. now, in addition to those romney surrogates, we noticed something else this morning at that first stop before the president arrived, there was a small plane towing a large banner around the venue there. and on that banner it said "romney 2012." wolf, one other matter, the china filing by the administration, this complaint, at the briefing or at the gaggle on air force one this morning, reporters peppered jay carney, white house spokesman, q
obama was playing up. former presidential candidate, tim pawlenty, and louisiana governor, bobby jindal, are on their own bus tour shadowing the president. >> his presidency has been a losing hand for ohio and for america. >> we know that we are not better off than we were four years ago. >> reporter: the president says the republicans don't have real solutions and that a full recovery will take time. the president will make a total of six scheduled stops in two key...
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the fox news poll, 49% obama, 42% romney. the reuters poll, obama 49%, romney 42%. what's going on here? >> couple things. one, we're looking at registered voters here. when you look at likely voters underneath that, there's more intensity on the republican side. so the race does get a little closer. but obama remains a couple points ahead as he does i think in most polls. nothing fundamentally has changed here except one thing. mitt romney's negative does seem to be going up. some of the obama attacks seem to be having an effect on it after this long, long summer we've been through. but the race is still about bigger things. the economy hasn't changed. it's still going down the toilet. we're losing jobs. the race is still basically very close. >> when you say the difference between registered and likely voters, registered voters are people who have already registered. likely voters are registered voters plus those who might still register. >> no. likely voters are those who are on the rolls, but when you ask them are you really sure they're going to vote in they te
the fox news poll, 49% obama, 42% romney. the reuters poll, obama 49%, romney 42%. what's going on here? >> couple things. one, we're looking at registered voters here. when you look at likely voters underneath that, there's more intensity on the republican side. so the race does get a little closer. but obama remains a couple points ahead as he does i think in most polls. nothing fundamentally has changed here except one thing. mitt romney's negative does seem to be going up. some of the...